5 posts tagged “update”
I've just added a bunch of new colors. Here they are:
They will be added to my website this weekend (fingers crossed) and are available upon request and through my Etsy shop.
I am really excited about the response to the Suncatcher Eyes Treasure Chest contest. There are still 4 weeks left, so there is plenty of time to enter for a chance to win $60 worth of Suncatcher Eyes and noses in a convenient storage box. The response has been so wonderful, in fact, that I'm thinking of running a contest each month. Maybe next month it will be for a box o' noses. What do you think?
I've been working on a new look for the Suncatcher Eyes website. What do you think? (If you go wandering around the site, keep in mind I haven't had time to update all the pages yet).
My meeting with the small business agency yesterday was pretty much a bust. Basically I was told to keep doing what I'm doing and grow my business as I can. Gee thanks. They can refer me to a lawyer and accountant, but they don't offer those services. So it's back to flying by the seat of my pants :D
Totally off topic: I checked today's weather forecast. Here it is:
OK, so now when I push the furnace reset button, the furnace fires up a few times then quits. Hope I'm not making things worse by resetting it so often. Good thing we've been keeping the temperature in the house down to 65F this winter. Otherwise it would sure seem a lot colder in here.
On a happier note: Son #2 was approved for Social Security! They just need income verification, and payments will start. Thank goodness.
Ever have one of those days where it feels like everything is coming to a head? Weird the way that works.
Good news is that I got the house up to 60F so far. Sure takes the chill off. But, as many of you who live in cold climates know, that's very cold when it's -6F outside. Too bad the kids aren't little anymore. I could teach them a new game... Go Push the Button (see previous post about furnace reset button).
This post is about more than being cold and my furnace not working. I thought I'd take this time while it's too cold in here to do anything else and let everyone in blog land know what it's like going on welfare after living a comfortable middle-class life.
Take today, for instance, and my furnace malfunctioning. A few years ago, if my furnace stopped working, no problem. I had the presidential plan through my local oil dealer. For $175 a year, they clean your furnace and cover all repairs. Sounds good, huh? Yes, it was while it lasted.
But then I became disabled and had to declare bankruptcy. Oh dear, oil companies don't look too kindly on low-income people who went through bankruptcy. No more presidential plan. No more furnace cleanings. No more 24-hour service. Because those things are reserved for people who have been approved for automatic delivery, which actually means "no credit, no service." Only cash up front, thankyouverymuch. Which is a bit funny considering an emergency repair call costs close to $250 just for them to come to your house, not including the repairs. I'd like to meet one person on welfare who actually has $250 in the bank.
On one hand, I can understand where businesses are coming from as far as not offering credit to people with bad credit or low income. BUT... what I can't understand is why they don't take it on a case-by-case basis, especially when it comes to something as important as home heating. In fact, I was a credit customer of this heating company for years before my financial problems. I'm not a deadbeat, and I never have been one. Maybe you're getting me confused with my ex-husband. (Oh, wait a minute, that's a story for another time). The only reason I would need credit would be so that I could wait until my check came in to pay the bill. When it's below zero, you can't wait a week for heat.
